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Monday, April 27, 2020

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE(BSE)?

Established in 1875, BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange), is Asia's first & the Fastest Stock Exchange in world with the speed of 6 micro seconds and one of India's leading exchange groups. Over the past 143 years, BSE has facilitated the growth of the Indian corporate sector by providing it an efficient capital-raising platform. Popularly known as BSE, the bourse was established as ‘The Native Share & Stock Brokers' Association’ in 1875. In 2017 BSE become the 1st listed stock exchange of India.

Today BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in equity, currencies, debt instruments, derivatives, mutual funds. BSE SME is India’s largest SME platform which has listed over 250 companies and continues to grow at a steady pace. BSE StAR MF is India’s largest online mutual fund platform which process over 27 lakh transactions per month and adds almost 2 lakh new SIPs ever month. BSE Bond, the transparent and efficient electronic book mechanism process for private placement of debt securities, is the market leader with more than Rs 2.09 lakh crore of fund raising from 530 issuances. (F.Y. 2017-2018).

Keeping in line with the vision of Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’be Prime Minister of Inida, BSE has launched India INX, India's 1st international exchange, located at GIFT CITY IFSC in Ahmedabad.

Indian Clearing Corporation Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE, acts as the central counterparty to all trades executed on the BSE trading platform and provides full novation, guaranteeing the settlement of all bonafide trades executed.

BSE Institute Ltd, another fully owned subsidiary of BSE runs one of the most respected capital market educational institutes in the country.

BSE has also launched BSE Sammaan, the CSR exchange, is a 1st of its kind initiative which aims to connect corporate with verified NGOs

BSE's popular equity index - the S&P BSE SENSEX - is India's most widely tracked stock market benchmark index. It is traded internationally on the EUREX as well as leading exchanges of the BRCS nations (Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa).

Board of Directors
  • Smt. Rajeshree Sabnavis retired as Shareholder Director with effect from July 15, 2019
  • Appointed Justice Vikramajit Sen, Public Interest Director as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f. May 22, 2019
  • Su Shri Jayshree Vyas is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from April 25, 2019
  • Dr. Sriprakash Kothari resigned as Shareholder Director with effect from February 28, 2019
  • Shri Umakant Jayaram is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from February 4, 2019
  • Shri S. Ravi ceased to be Public Interest Director and Chairman with effect from February 4, 2019
  • Shri Roland Schwinn resigned as Shareholder Director w.e.f. April 2, 2018
  • Shri David Wright is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from March 16, 2018
  • Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan ceased to be a Public Interest Director with effect from January 22, 2018
  • Shri S. S. Mundra is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from January 17, 2018.
  • Appointed Shri S. Ravi, Public Interest Director as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f. November 13, 2017.
  • Shri Dhirendra Swarup ceased to be Public Interest Director and Chairman with effect from November 2, 2017
  • Appointed Shri Dhirendra Swarup, Public Interest Director as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f. July 31, 2017.
  • Shri Sudhakar Rao ceased to be Public Interest Director and Chairman with effect from June 28, 2017.
  • Mr. Roland Schwinn is appointed as a Shareholder Director in place of Mr. Thomas Bendixen with effect from 13th June, 2017.
  • Shri Sumit Bose is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from 19th May, 2016.
  • Justice Vikramajit Sen is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from 19th May, 2016.
  • Dr. Sanjiv Misra ceased to be Public Interest Director with effect from 22nd April, 2016.
  • Shri S. Ramadorai ceased to be Public Interest Director with effect from 8th March, 2016.
  • Shri S. Ravi is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from 05th February, 2016
  • Shri S. H. Kapadia ceased to be Public Interest Director with effect from 5th January, 2016, due to his sudden demise.
  • Dr. Sriprakash Kothari is appointed as Shareholder Director with effect from 4th September, 2015.
  • Smt. Rajeshree Sabnavis is appointed as Shareholder Director with effect from 4th September, 2015.
  • Smt. Usha Sangwan is appointed as Shareholder Director with effect from 4th September, 2015.
  • Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from
    23rd January, 2015
  • Shri Dhirendra Swarup is appointed as Public Interest Director with effect from 3rd November, 2014
  • Shri Andreas Preuss ceased to be Shareholder Director with effect from 1st August, 2014.
  • Shri Keki Mistry ceased to be Shareholder Director with effect from 14th August, 2014.
  • Shri Thomas Bendixen is appointed as Shareholder Director with effect from 25th September, 2014.

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